Laying eggs in coop question

[verrucktes huhn]

I too have a 4 ft. x 4 ft. coop. I put the two nest boxes off the side towards my walk for easy access to collect eggs and so that I wasn't taking up interior real estate. My 4 Golden Buffs tend to lay their eggs between 10am and 11am, each taking their turn then giving a little shout as they head out to the run again.

I did get one egg layed in the run, under the coop this second day I had them but a golf ball in each nest box for a day got them all laying in the right spot. They were all laying in one box at first but now they lay in both.

 

[runnergiirl]

Did you have to train them to use the nesting boxes? our coop will be done this weekend but our chickens are already laying by a tree, do I need to do anything special to teach them how to now lay in the nesting boxes?

 

[lissalischicks]

Here is a good article to read http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/07/coop-training-chickens.html

When my chickens first had access to the nesting boxes I put golf balls in them and I also did a confinement period but not that long. The chickens got the idea real quick.

 

[runnergiirl]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the information! Keep you posted on how it works out!